1995 Caprice 9C1 from Brooklyn, NY (Fuhgetabowit!!!!)

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B'klyn9C1

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My 1995 9C1 has 184k miles and I am in the process of complete suspension rebuild. I belong to LISST, Long Island Super Sport Team a '91-'96(but mainly '94-'96 the LT1 years) Impala SS/B-Body club.
I am looking to Auto-X and road race my car.

I want to do a quaility budget rebuild of my '96 LT1 longblockthat is in my '95 9C1. My goal is to make 420 RWHP and 400 RWTQ but with better low to mid torque than what the LTx intake can provide. My 9C1 has 3.73 gears,Tru Trac LSD, a performance rebuilt 4L60E with a Chevy S10 torque converter, a PCMFORLESS tune, a cold air intake and plan to put 4 into1 long tube headers on a 3" dia exhaust (with 2.5" tailpipes) and an "x" pipe. I am also thinking of going to EFI Connection's LS1 PCM and coil-on-plug conversion for better spark and tuning capabilities.

I was torn between a 383/396 stroker build or a LSx conversion but now I am leaning towards a long (6+ inch) connecting rod 355 H&C build as a good, long lasting, high perf, DD motor with better gas mileage than most stroker builds.

B'klyn9C1
Brooklyn, NY
 
its will mostly depend on your skill level and budget, the LS swap has a great deal going for it, like lighter weight and better flowing heads etc, but it could easily cost two to three times as much as building a stroker LT1 396 when you add up all the potential parts and costs involved in either route, that could be taken.
your goal and budget limitations makes building a stroker396 LT1 route more than likely the more reasonable path, and the less expensive choice
 
:D Welcome aboard, B'klyn9C1! I am sure you will find lots of friends and interesting technical stuff here on Grumpy's forum.

I would like to follow your 9C1 handling and braking mods, if you will be kind enough to post them.

I have a mid-'80s Caprice rolling chassis here that I have been thinking of modifying to fit under my '57 sedan.

If I go that route, I'd like to install later 9C1 / Impala SS suspension and brake upgrades to improve handling.

Most of the '92 - '96 Caprice suspension and brake parts will bolt onto the older Caprice frame I have here.

Happy Motoring,

Harry
 
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